People don't come pre-assembled, but are glued together by life. And each time one of us is constructed, a different result occurs. One reason for this is that we all start out with different sets of genes; another is that we have different experiences. What's interesting about this formulation is not that nature and nurture both contribute to who we are, but that they actually speak the same language. They both ultimately achieve their mental and behavioral effects by shaping the synaptic organization of the brain. The particular patterns of synaptic connections in an individual's brain, and the information encoded by these connections, are the keys to who the person is. Just how do genes affect individual behavior? In the simplest terms, they do so by making proteins that shape the way neurons get wired together. Synaptic Self by Joseph LeDoux
People don't come pre-assembled, but are glued together by life. And each time one of us is constructed, a different result occurs. One reason for this is that we all start out with different sets of genes; another is that we have different experiences. What's interesting about this formulation is not that nature and nurture both contribute to who we are, but that they actually speak the same language. They both ultimately achieve their mental and behavioral effects by shaping the synaptic organization of the brain. The particular patterns of synaptic connections in an individual's brain, and the information encoded by these connections, are the keys to who the person is.
Just how do genes affect individual behavior? In the simplest terms, they do so by making proteins that shape the way neurons get wired together.
Synaptic Self by Joseph LeDoux
- BRAIN DISSECTION
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/psych/sheep/ieframerow.htmlUse the website link below for good brain dissection pictures
Use the powerpoint below to practice for the ID test.
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2- NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY
PLEASE WATCH THE TUTORIAL BELOW TO FIND OUT HOW TO USE THE ANIMATIONS
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3-SPINAL CORD